This is a guest post from Jori Hamilton (see her bio at the end) – thanks Jori. The longer you stay in business, the more change you will encounter. Change comes when your company grows, and as wonderful as that growth is, being unprepared for the changes that come with it can quickly shut down […]

It’s likely you’ve already heard or read a lot about goal setting and resolutions in the last couple of weeks. They are the go to topic for the end of the year and for good reason… almost everyone will give some thought to how they would like things to be different next year. And a […]

In a recent meeting while discussing the challenges of satisfying demand in the midst of interrupted supply chains, shortages of labor, and input costs that are anything but stable, the board president reminded the group of the Cheetah… The Cheetah is the fastest animal on the planet.  It has been clocked at speeds of 75 […]

It turns out you have a lot of time to think when you’re ‘sheltering in place’ and there’s certainly a lot to think about especially when it comes to growing a business and how all of this is going to impact the future. The first thing I’ve had to wrap my head around is the […]

Now that we’ve all had a week (or more) of ‘sheltering in place’ and hunkering down to slow the spread of Covid-19, I thought I’d share some things I’ve seen that you might find helpful. But before that, one thing I’ve noticed about myself is an almost burning need to continually check the internet for… […]

They’re everywhere this time of year, Poinsettias. Their red leaves are a primary color of the Holiday Season.  But, have you ever wondered what makes a normally green leaf turn red? And how can professional poinsettia growers get them to bloom anytime of the year, when the average person struggles to just keep them healthy […]